His Eminence Georges Grente | |
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Cardinal-Bishop of Le Mans | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Tours |
Province | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tours |
Metropolis | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tours |
Diocese | Le Mans |
Installed | 30 January 1918 |
Term ended | 5 May 1959 |
Predecessor | Raymond-Marie-Turiaf de La Porte |
Successor | Paul-Léon-Jean Chevalier |
Other post(s) | Cardinal Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme Assistant at the Pontifical Throne |
Orders | |
Ordination | 29 June 1895 |
Consecration | 17 April 1918 by Cardinal Louis-Ernest Dubois, Bishops Claude Bardel and Joseph Guérard |
Created cardinal | 12 January 1953 by Pope Pius XII |
Rank | Cardinal-priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Georges-François-Xavier-Marie Grente May 5, 1872 |
Died | May 5, 1959 Le Mans, France | (aged 87)
Buried | Cathedral of Le Mans |
Nationality | French |
Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
Alma mater | University of Paris School of Law Major Seminary of Coutances Catholic Institute of Paris |
Motto | Dux unitam exemplar |
Coat of arms |
Styles of Georges Grente | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Le Mans |
Georges-François-Xavier-Marie Grente (5 May 1872 – 5 May 1959) was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Le Mans from 1918 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII.